NEW YORK – Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting a process that could bring first shots as early as next month. The announcement comes days after Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech offered preliminary data to suggest its vaccine appears 95% protective. Over the next few…… MORE
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US Government Executes Man Convicted of Killing Texas Teen
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Orlando Hall got stiffed on a drug deal and went to a Texas apartment looking for the two brothers who took his money. They weren’t home, but their 16-year-old sister was. Late Thursday, Hall was put to death for abducting and killing the teenager, Lisa Rene. His was the eighth…… MORE
Giuliani Talks Up Unfounded Election Fraud Claims During Fiery Press Conference
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, representing a client inside a courtroom for the first time in nearly three decades, showed some rust as he tried to make the case that President Donald Trump has been robbed of reelection. The former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor, who has taken over Trump’s efforts to…… MORE
DFW Hospital Council Concerned about Shrinking Capacity, Staff as COVID-19 Cases Rise
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A rise in COVID-19 cases is taking its total on North Texas hospitals. Per Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order, COVID-19 restrictions and closures come with a COVID-19 hospitalization rate of 15%. DFW Hospital Council CEO Steve Love said Thursday that the trauma service area that includes the metroplex is getting close to…… MORE
Governor Abbott Announces Distribution of COVID-19 Treatment, Insists No Lockdown
LUBBOCK (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott met with local officials on Thursday in Lubbock to provide an update on the distribution of bamlanivimab, the Eli Lilly & Company monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19. According to the Governor, the Texas Department of State Health Services has allocated an initial shipment of bamlanivimab to acute care…… MORE
UPS Looking to Hire More Than 1,000 in DFW
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) –If you are looking for work, UPS is hiring. The shipping giant is looking to fill 1,200 seasonal jobs in DFW. Pay will run between $14.50 and $21 per hour depending on the position. Online shopping is expected to be gangbusters this year due to Covid-19. UPS said it’s not unusual for seasonal…… MORE
More Cuts Could be Coming for Dallas Based Southwest Airlines
More than 400 employees have been told they could be furloughed in January if they do not agree to a 10 percent cut in pay. The furlough warnings were issued to members of the Mechanics Fraternal Association that represents mechanics, maintenance technicians and employees who clean the planes. Southwest, which is still trying to recover…… MORE
Governor Abbott, TEA, TDEM Announce $420 Million Reimbursement Program for Texas Schools to Continue Virtual Learning
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas schools will have access to a $420 million reimbursement program to help students continue to learn virtually as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Governor Abbott announced Wednesday the money will help reimburse costs for WiFi hot spots and eLearning devices such as laptops, tablets and Chromebooks for he 2019-2020 school year. The…… MORE
First-Time Weekly Jobless Claims Increase to 742,00 as Pandemic Worsens
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy and forcing more companies to cut jobs. The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that applications for benefits rose…… MORE
‘We’re in trouble’: Texas Sending Record Help to Hospitals
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is sending medical staff to overworked hospitals by the thousands — more now than at any point during the pandemic — as a worsening surge of cases leaves virus patients waiting for beds and large public buildings were ordered shut Wednesday in one West Texas city where fire officials are…… MORE
